The pandemic “Remote” issue, where all editorial work was done via Zoom and e-mail.
I am in the Child Studies profile of the Social Sciences program. I wrote this essay in my first year for a Reflections course called Don’t Go There: Trespassing, Transgression, and Taboo in Literature and Film. I look back on this class with fondness because I took it when my cegep experience was just beginning. This essay is something of a time capsule for me, as it contains what was on my mind during this optimistic time. It also includes…
I am a fourth-semester student in the Liberal Arts program. My historiography on Katherine Phillips sparked an interest in the coterie — the insular network of poems and letters is so distinct from our current methods of producing and consuming art. My study of the sources of history has since extended to my work as a copy editor of Dawson’s The Plant newspaper, where we are in the process of making our archives digitally accessible. I am an avid reader and creative…
My name is Vithuya Sivakolunthu. I am currently a social science student in the Law, Society and Justice profile. I love English, history, and sociology, so I was not particularly surprised when I enjoyed a play about the Troubles this much. I hope to continue overanalyzing creative works of all kinds and to make some of my own. In Your Head, They Are Fighting: Gerry Adams’s Metaphorization in Cyprus Avenue By Vithuya Sivakolunthu In Cyprus Avenue, Northern Irish playwright David Ireland…
Kwey! Yowtz! Hello! I’m Arlo (they/them). I’m 18 years old, I’m from Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg and Haisla First Nation, and I’m in the Literature profile of the ALC program. In my essay, I examine themes of Indigenous Science Fiction present in Eden Robinson’s “Terminal Avenue,” as well as her portrayal of intergenerational trauma within Indigenous communities. As an Indigenous student, having the space to explore these topics is very important to me and I would like to raise awareness on…
I’m in my fourth semester of Liberal Arts, and this essay is from a poetry class I took in my second semester. While it’s been 30 years since Anita Hill’s trial, her struggles are still very much relevant. I hope Hill’s strength and the poem analyzed in this essay resonate with some of you. Next semester, I plan on studying Political Science at McGill University, and I am looking forward to learning and writing about other powerful women such as…
I am in my last year of the Liberal Arts program. I wrote this essay for a course I took in my third semester titled “Hardcore Hamlet,” taught by Amanda Cockburn. My current interests include whining about the state of anything and safely making my way into the world (and by “safely,” I mean incurring as little emotional damage as possible, since sources report the outside is scary). My plans for future studies include perhaps actually doing them. I would have said that…
My name is Noah Leve. I am in the Cinema and Communications profile in the ALC program. I have loved my time studying film and exploring my interests at Dawson which has led me to pursue Political Science in university next year. I wrote this essay after a semester of reading and analyzing the work of Shirley Jackson. I began by searching for a clear link between the three stories. I came away with greater insight into the life of…